Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids
This research is subscribed of an extensive project that has as main objective the production of crossbred specialized beef hybrids from reformed Romanian Black Spotted cattle’s with bulls from breeds specialized in meat production (Blue Blanch Belgique, Aberdeen-Angus and Limousin). The average bio...
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| author | Alina Narcisa Postolache Şteofil Creangă Elena Ruginosu Dan Lucian Dascălu Silviu Ionuţ Borş |
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| description | This research is subscribed of an extensive project that has as main objective the production of crossbred specialized beef hybrids from reformed Romanian Black Spotted cattle’s with bulls from breeds specialized in meat production (Blue Blanch Belgique, Aberdeen-Angus and Limousin). The average biochemical indicators analyzed showed a normal state of animal's health. The obtained half-breeds products (bulls) were raised under semi-intensive conditions and slaughtered at 12 months of age. Live weight, back-fat thickness and carcass traits were significantly influenced by breed, all fat parameters being lower at this age than at the standard minimum age of slaughter for meat production (18 months). Drip loss and chemical composition were similar for the breeds. The meat was lighter and pH24 values of longissimus muscle were between 5.57 and 5.64. Sensory panel tenderness and Warner-Bratzler shear force values indicated tougher meat at RBSxAA than at RBSxLi or RBSxBBB. Differences in meat quality were probably due to the combined effects of raw chemical composition and pH dynamics during ripening. It was concluded that slaughtering steers at younger ages may require supplementary feeding; the recommended slaughter age was between 18 and 25 months old. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b32d21f215ca420ba31624c5e8f90dd52024-04-11T05:05:14ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-09-01472279279211Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef HybridsAlina Narcisa Postolache0Şteofil Creangă1Elena Ruginosu2Dan Lucian Dascălu3Silviu Ionuţ Borş4Cattle Breeding Research Station from Dancu, Iaşi, 707 252-Iaşi, Ungheni, 9, Romania“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Iaşi, Faculty of Animal Science, 700 490-Iaşi, Mihail Sadoveanu, 8, RomaniaCattle Breeding Research Station from Dancu, Iaşi, 707 252-Iaşi, Ungheni, 9, RomaniaCattle Breeding Research Station from Dancu, Iaşi, 707 252-Iaşi, Ungheni, 9, RomaniaCattle Breeding Research Station from Dancu, Iaşi, 707 252-Iaşi, Ungheni, 9, RomaniaThis research is subscribed of an extensive project that has as main objective the production of crossbred specialized beef hybrids from reformed Romanian Black Spotted cattle’s with bulls from breeds specialized in meat production (Blue Blanch Belgique, Aberdeen-Angus and Limousin). The average biochemical indicators analyzed showed a normal state of animal's health. The obtained half-breeds products (bulls) were raised under semi-intensive conditions and slaughtered at 12 months of age. Live weight, back-fat thickness and carcass traits were significantly influenced by breed, all fat parameters being lower at this age than at the standard minimum age of slaughter for meat production (18 months). Drip loss and chemical composition were similar for the breeds. The meat was lighter and pH24 values of longissimus muscle were between 5.57 and 5.64. Sensory panel tenderness and Warner-Bratzler shear force values indicated tougher meat at RBSxAA than at RBSxLi or RBSxBBB. Differences in meat quality were probably due to the combined effects of raw chemical composition and pH dynamics during ripening. It was concluded that slaughtering steers at younger ages may require supplementary feeding; the recommended slaughter age was between 18 and 25 months old.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/211beef meat qualitybeef commercial hybridsbiochemical profile |
| spellingShingle | Alina Narcisa Postolache Şteofil Creangă Elena Ruginosu Dan Lucian Dascălu Silviu Ionuţ Borş Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies beef meat quality beef commercial hybrids biochemical profile |
| title | Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids |
| title_full | Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids |
| title_short | Preliminary Results for the Biochemical Profile Before Slaughtering and Meat Quality of Three Commercial Beef Hybrids |
| title_sort | preliminary results for the biochemical profile before slaughtering and meat quality of three commercial beef hybrids |
| topic | beef meat quality beef commercial hybrids biochemical profile |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/211 |
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